Example sentences of "[is] tell [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One story is told of a man who saw a leprechaun bury a purse of gold in a field of ragwort . |
| 2 | A story is told of a water bull who valiantly fought an Each-Uisge to the death in order to save the life of a servant girl who tended the needs of fairy cattle . |
| 3 | A wonderful story is told of a concert programme that was prepared using desktop publishing by a fairly well-known organisation . |
| 4 | The story is told of a professor who was giving the first lecture of the year to a group of new medical students . |
| 5 | An interim order ( and thus its freezing effect ) lasts until 28 days after the court is told of the report of the creditors ' meeting referred to below . |
| 6 | Er we we have we just make sure that everything is told to the prospect on the phone . |
| 7 | In other war films , however , the purpose is revealed by insistent preachiness , as in Reach for the Sky ( 1956 ) , where the story of Douglas Bader , the determined pilot who , despite losing both his legs in an accident , went on to command the air force during the Battle of Britain , is told as a story that ‘ was not only an example to those in war but is now a source of inspiration to many in peace . ’ |
| 8 | A classic story is told about the unveiling of a vast poster showing a dish piled high with baked beans . |
| 9 | The story of the Passover is told by the paterfamilias in response to the question of the youngest member present : ‘ What is the meaning of this night ? ’ |
| 10 | The distance is told by the rate of the dance ; the direction by the angle of the centre part of the dance , during which the dancer wags her abdomen : the angle of this part of the dance relative to the vertical is the angle of the food source relative to the sun . |
| 11 | The difference with this book is that the story is told from the groundcrew 's side of things . |
| 12 | Before Joseph can take any action , however , he is told in a dream , by the ‘ Angel of the Lord ’ , that the child is to be born because God wishes it . |
| 13 | The story of how industry , road , rail and sea transport evolved in and around Wales is told in a variety of exhibitions . |
| 14 | The story of how industry , road , rail and sea transport evolved in and around Wales is told in a variety of exhibitions . |
| 15 | All the drama of this tragedy is told in a book that is always interesting , and which is exceptionally well illustrated . |
| 16 | The story is told in a book about the Rassendyll family history . |
| 17 | An insight into the man who stole from his pensioners , is told in a book by his former journalist , Nicholas Davies . |
| 18 | History is told throughout the town — Greek amphitheatre , Roman arcading and a ruinous odeon , moorish detailing on the lintels of palazzi , medieval castles and baroque churches . |